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Restaurant Cooks Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Restaurant Cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,180
25th Percentile Wage
$37,730
50th Percentile Wage
$42,460
75th Percentile Wage
$45,090
90th Percentile Wage
$50,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,180.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$42,460
8.71% 37.87%
2021
$38,760
5.24% -
2020
$36,730
4.44% -
2019
$35,100
7.04% -
2018
$32,630
4.35% -
2017
$31,210
6.66% -
2016
$29,130
8.14% -
2015
$26,760
8.59% -
2014
$24,460
-2.98% -
2013
$25,190
-4.72% -
2012
$26,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Restaurant Cooks Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,460 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.6 percent (45.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$44,530
Napa
$42,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$42,460
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$39,580
Salinas
$38,000
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$37,890
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$37,820
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$37,350
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$37,330
Vallejo-Fairfield
$37,150
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$37,060
Hanford-Corcoran
$36,600
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$36,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,490
Yuba City
$36,420
El Centro
$36,300
Modesto
$36,240
Stockton
$36,170
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,010
Madera-Chowchilla
$35,990
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$35,930
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$35,840
Fresno
$35,600
Chico
$35,460
Bakersfield-Delano
$35,330
Redding
$35,270
Visalia-Porterville
$35,010
Merced
$34,510
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$33,070
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,450
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,820
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$29,190
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$28,210
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$28,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$27,170
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$24,440
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$23,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$23,080

See also: Top paying jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California.